Virtual Meetups

What is Photographica? Why would I want to attend? Here’s all the info you need about the biggest photo and camera show in New England.

Photographica is New England’s largest trade show for images, antique and modern film cameras, lenses, and other photographic equipment and ephemera from the 19th-century to the present day.

Join PHSNE for a fascinating presentation from with Ken Hough. Ken is an expert on all things Deardorff. He writes, “I have been around Deardorff Cameras nearly 37 of my 53 years. I bought my first Deardorff at a studio sale in 1971 for $15.00!”

Head Librarian and Archivist Trenton Carls and Photo Archivist Maegan Squibb were the driving forces behind Above the Fold: The Photographers of the Gloucester Daily Times, 1973-2005, on display at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, MA.

Watch the recording of the December 2023 meeting. John Felix, current President, discusses PHSNE’s origins and how it has evolved over 50 years.

Watch the October 2023 virtual meeting, in which PHSNE member Vladimir Khazan offered a program on the Gelveta and Sport cameras.

PHSNE is pleased to present a lecture by Brian Taylor, a renowned contemporary photographer, professor, and gallery director. Known for his lively lectures on historic and contemporary photography, Brian leads…

In this recording, Stephaniie Tung, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum, speaks about the exhibition Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China.

How does somebody with no particular background in the field discover an unknown but prolific and artistic photographer? In late 2020, neoclassical songwriter Bernie Zelitch, retired from journalism and software…

PHSNE welcomes MIT Museum Curator Gary Van Zante and his presentation on Theodore Lilienthal’s portfolio of New Orleans views exhibited at the 1867 Paris World’s Fair. The meeting via Zoom…

Tune in to the recording from our March 2023 meeting to meet the Executive Director and Curator, Josh Farr, of the Vermont Center for Photography (VCP)! Take a virtual tour of this Brattleboro non-profit which has been offering monthly exhibitions and workshops since 1998, plus so much more!

The November 2022 snap shots Camera of the Month article featured the WW II-era Tenax II camera, prompting a letter from Wes Loder, author of The Tenax II: Zeiss Ikon’s…

Watch the recording of the January 2023 meetup to celebrate with 50 years PHSNE & explore the past, present, & future.

It’s the Season To Give and PHSNE Is Doing Its Share! The good news is that many schools are participating in a revival of analog photography and teaching basic darkroom…

In 2014, the Brookline Historical Society (BHS) was given a tiny photo album — 3″ wide by 3.75″ high — with postage stamp-sized photos of 48 Brookline and Boston children,…

Every photographer wants an audience to connect with their images, and great storytelling can add emotional depth to those images. But understanding how to weave a narrative into your photography…

PHSNE’s first meeting of the 2022-23 season features Dr. Lee McIntyre speaking about early women photographers in New England on Sunday, September 11 at 7:30 PM EDT via Zoom. Sign…

The June 2022 ZOOM meeting features Vladimir Khazan, PHSNE member and photo historian. His presentation will cover the Dresden camera maker IHAGEE and its pioneering Exakta cameras Sunday, June 5,…

Philip Pressel was the project engineer in charge of the design of the formerly top-secret Hexagon KH-9 spy satellite’s stereo cameras. His live Zoom presentation on Sunday,  May 1, 2022…

What is Photographica and why would I want to go?   Here’s the What: Photographica is a one-day show celebrating every aspect of analog (film) photography: cameras, daguerreotypes, lenses, cdv…

Ho! Ho! Ho! You’ve been waiting all year for this—a chance to mix, mingle and watch PHSNE members show and tell about their favorite collection items. Remember Marti’s basement tour…

Dr. Anthony Hamber, a researcher, photographic historian, and author based in England, will present an overview of the early use of photographic reproduction of art and architecture, and photographically illustrated…

PHSNE member Vladimir Khazan, a photo historian and collector, will present a history of Zeiss Ikon up to 1945, and share some of his Zeiss collection at PHSNE’s October 3,…